MSFT Options Are Pricing a ±$15 Move Into August 21 — Positioning Leans Toward the Lower Half

Microsoft Corporation — ticker MSFT — here's the setup for August 16, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $495.35, and the options market is leaning slightly bearish into the August 21 expiration. Traders are pricing a range of roughly 480 to 511 for the stock over the next five trading days. The level that breaks this whole read: if MSFT closes above 500, everything I'm about to tell you is off the…

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